---
title: >-
  Healthcare Utilization and Charges Associated with US Hospitalized Adult
  Patients with COVID 19.
description: >-
  Explore this publication on real-world evidence: Healthcare Utilization and
  Charges Associated with US Hospitalized Adult Patients with COVID 19..
date: '2022-01-01'
category: Publications
tags:
  - ISPOR
  - Poster Presentation
  - R&D
  - Care
  - Methods/Pharmacoepi
  - COVID-19
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---

## Challenge

The direct economic burden of COVID-19 hospitalization—including total charges, ICU costs, and factors predicting higher charges—had not been characterized in a large nationally representative US hospital population.

## Solution

Target RWE researchers analyzed hospital chargemaster data from 152,770 COVID-19 inpatients to quantify total hospitalization charges and characterize demographic, clinical, and geographic factors independently associated with higher costs.

## Impact

Quantifying the direct economic burden of COVID-19 hospitalization provides health economists, payers, and public health partners with the evidence base for cost-effectiveness analyses of therapeutic and preventive interventions.

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